Bottle-stopper



(No Model.)

G. W. MASON. BOTTLE sToPPBR.

No. 605,966. Patented June 21,1898.

GEORGE W. MASON, or s PATENT @Erica HARON, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLEHSTOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed April 16, 1896.

T0 @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MASON, a citizen of the UnitedStates,reSidingatSharon, in the county of Mercer and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottle-Stoppers; and I do hereby declare the followin gto be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an improved bottle-stopper, the object being toprovide a bottle that cannot be refilled, together with certain detailsof construction and combination of parts, as will be fully describedhereinafter.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of abottle provided with my improved stopper, which is constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion ofmyimproved stopper, showing the manner of attaching the springclosingvalve in position. Fig. 3isaplan View of the same. Fig. 4 is a sideelevation, partly in section, of the valve and the stem. Fig. 5 is aperspective viewof the cross-piece for holding the valve to its seat.

To put my invention into practice and thereby provide a bottle thatcannot be refilled, I form by means of a suitable mold a bottle 1, ofany desired form, having an integral flaring or tapering neck 2, thediameter of which is greater at the top than at the bottom in order thata tapering cylindrical shell 3 may be retained therein. This shell 3 isfor the purpose of holding a valve 6, adapted to close the mouth of thebottle l, and it consists in a tapering or cylindrical annular shell 3,provided with a packing 4, covering a portion of the same and havingformed in the base a valve-seat 5. Centrally located within this shell-holder 3 is a valve-stem formed With an integral valve 6, adapted toclose the lower orifice of the shell, and the said valve and stemsupported by a bearing at the top and bottom. The bearing at the base ofthe shell is formed integral with the same, while the upper bearing isremovable and consists of a plate 9, of a suitable length, having anorifice 12 at the center for the reratnt No. 605,966, dated June 21,1898.

serial No. 587,812. (No noaa.)

ing 9 held in position across the top of the shell 3 by forming recesses11 and inserting smallrwedges 10, as will be seen by reference to Figs.2 and 3 of the drawings. Arranged intermediate of the valve 6 and thetop bearing 9 is -a spiral spring 13, which serves as a means forholding the said valve to its seat. Formed integral with the base of thevalve G is a downwardly-projecting stem having a plate 8 is attached forthe purpose of receiving a Weight or sphere 19 when the bottle l isinverted or turned lbottom upward. This ball 19 is of sufficient weightto overcome the resistance of the spring 13 when placed in the holder 8,and thereby open the valve 6. Arranged over the mouth of the bottle 1 toclose the same is a glass disk 14, which is attached to and made a partof the bottle by fusing the meeting edges by heating the parts. Formedbeneath the cover 14 and through the upper part of the neck of thebottle is a series of perforations 15, through which the contents ofthe` bottle may be poured or'discharged. Attached to the valveestem is afine wire 18, which is carried upward through the perforations 15 and isused as a means of lifting the valve 6 when iilling the bottle 1, andthe said wire 18 removed after the bottle is filled by drawing one endof the same. Placed over the upper portion of the neck 2 is a cap orcoverl, having a contracted neck or mouth 1'7, in which an ordinary cork(not shown) is placed to prevent the liquor in the bottle from spillingwhen the same is turned bottom upward. This cap or cover 16 is held inpol sition and made integral with the bottle by heating the meetingedges to fuse the same.

In the manufacture of this bottle and stop- .per the ball 19 is placedwithin the bottle before the two covers 14 and 16 are attached to theneck 2, and when iilling the bottle the wire 18 is usedto lift andsecure the valve away from its seat 5. After' the bottle has been filledthe wire 18 is withdrawn, as before described, and an ordinary corkplaced inthe mouth 17 of the cap 16 toconine the contents of the bottle.To pour the -liquid from the bottle, it is only necessary to invert thebot-v tle, which brings the ball 19 into the holder 8, and the weightovercoming the spring 13 ception of the valve-stem, and the saidbearwill open thevalve 6. lVhen this valve 6 is threaded portion uponWhicha circular disked o IOO I claim, and desire to secure by LettersPatent,

In combination with a bottle, a stopper arranged in the neck of thesame, consisting of an annular shell 3, having a suitable packing, avalve-seat" formed at the base of the said shell, a valve 6, and stemhaving bearings Within the shell 3, a spring 13, to hold the said valveto its scat, a concaved plate 8, at-

tached to the valve 6 projecting into the body of the bottle, a Weight19 to open the said valve, when the bottle is inverted, a removable wire18, attached to the valve as a means of elevating the same from itsseat, a cover 14E, placed over the mouth, the meeting edges of which arefused, to make the saine integral With the bottle, perforations formedthrough the neck of the bottle, and a cap 16, said cap having acontracted neck 17, in which a cork is placed, all arranged and combinedfor service, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto aflix my signaturethis 31st day of March, A. D. 1896. v

GEORGE WV. MASON.

In presence of- J oHN O. THOMPSON, l OTTO A. HENsEL.

